The Kent State Golden Flashes were 6-4-1 in 1972. They fell to the Tampa Spartans, 21 to 18, in the Tangerine Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-1 | 6-5-1 | |
2-3 | 7-3 | ||
2-2-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
3-1-1 | 6-3-1 | ||
2-3 | 6-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 173 | 3,253 | 738 | 4.4 | 1,906 | 538 | 3.5 | 1,347 | 200 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 94th | 79th | 91st | 71st | 68th | 59th | 69th | 66th | 82nd | 38th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 175 | 3,597 | 4.5 | 2,383 | 583 | 4.1 | 1,214 | 221 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 94th | 72nd | 66th | 99th | 94th | 95th | 26th | 56th | 21st | ||||||||||
Net | -2 | -344 | +738 | -0.1 | -477 | -45 | -0.5 | +133 | -21 | +1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 92nd | 85th | 91st | 64th | 81st | 79th | 79th | 51st | 73rd | 24th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | .200 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | .600 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |